Important Functions In The Starter Commissioning Tool; Activating Online Operation: Starter Via Ethernet; Settings Language Starter - Siemens S120 Instructions Manual

2 Work area
3 Detail view
8.2.2

Important functions in the STARTER commissioning tool

The STARTER commissioning tool offers the following functions to support the project handling:
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Configuring and parameterizing drives
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Run trace functions for controller optimization of the drives
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Creation, comparison and copy data records
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Load the project from the programming device to the target device
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Copy volatile data from RAM to ROM
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Load the project from the target device to the programming device
The programming device is called "PG/PC" in the subsequent text. The Control Unit of the SINAMICS drive
system is called the "Target device".
8.2.3

Activating online operation: STARTER via Ethernet

The Control Unit can be commissioned with the PG/PC via the integrated Ethernet interface.
Connecting with a special cable it be used as an interface PROFIBUS (see SIEMENS manual)
STARTER via Ethernet (example)
Figure 29 Ethernet connection of the programming device to the target device (example)
8.2.4

Settings Language STARTER

Open STARTER and configure, if necessary, the language via the Tools / Settings menu selecting the
Language screen and then selecting the language of interest and confirming.
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In this area you perform the tasks to create the project:
• When you are configuring the drive, this area contains the Wizards that help
you configure the drive objects.
• When you call up the expert list, the system displays a list of all the
parameters that you can view or change.
This area provides detailed information on faults and alarms, for example.
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